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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1647-1648
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Heghemis, n. pl. Appar. misprint for hoghemis Hochems n. pl., taken for hemis, s.v. Hame n.2. — ?a1648 Polemo-Middinia 49.
& crooksaddeliis, heghemisque [v.r. hemmesque], creilisque, Brechimmisque simul cunctos armato jumentos
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